ล้อ
wheel
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- 1 wheel、caster
- 2 tease、make fun of、mock
- 3 [classifier for wheels]
ล้อ mainly means a wheel on a vehicle or machine. As a verb, it commonly means to tease or make fun of someone, and it can also be used as the classifier for counting wheels.
wheel、caster
The round part of a vehicle, cart, or machine that turns and supports movement.
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ล้อรถ lɔ́ɔ rót a car wheel ล้อรถ details
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ล้อจักรยาน lɔ́ɔ càkkrayaan a bicycle wheel ล้อจักรยาน details
tease、make fun of、mock
To tease, joke at someone’s expense, or make fun of someone. It can be friendly, but it can also sound hurtful depending on the target and topic.
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อย่าล้อฉันนะ yàa lɔ́ɔ chǎn ná Don’t tease me. อย่าล้อฉันนะ details
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เขาชอบล้อเพื่อน khǎw chɔ̂ɔp lɔ́ɔ phʉ̂an He likes teasing his friends. เขาชอบล้อเพื่อน details
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ล้อเล่น lɔ́ɔ lên Just kidding. ล้อเล่น details
[classifier for wheels]
The classifier used when counting wheels, placed after the number.
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รถสี่ล้อ rót sìi lɔ́ɔ a four-wheeled vehicle รถสี่ล้อ details
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จักรยานสองล้อ càkkrayaan sɔ̌ɔŋ lɔ́ɔ a two-wheeled bicycle จักรยานสองล้อ details
Learning notes
Explanation
As a noun, ล้อ means a wheel on a car, bicycle, motorcycle, cart, or similar object. Thai often distinguishes ยาง, the rubber tire, from ล้อ, the wheel as a whole. As a verb, ล้อ means to tease or make fun of someone. The fixed expression ล้อเล่น is very common and means “just kidding” or “to joke.”
Usage
Use it when talking about vehicle parts, repairs, flat tires, or the number of wheels. In conversation, ล้อ and especially ล้อเล่น are common when joking with friends or lightly teasing someone.
Caution
ล้อเล่น can sound dismissive if someone is already hurt, as if you are saying it was “only a joke.” Teasing someone about appearance, mistakes, age, or sensitive topics can easily come across as rude.
Differences from similar words
1 wheel synonyms
2 tease synonyms
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แกล้ง focuses on deliberately bothering or playing a trick on someone. ล้อ is mainly teasing through words or behavior.
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แซว is usually light teasing or playful ribbing, often among friends or in romantic contexts. ล้อ is broader and can sound more hurtful depending on what is being teased.